"Ask yourself, if put in a situation where you were going to die regardless, would you go down fighting to protect, or at least the illusion of protecting your loved ones, or would you run away?"

After dealing with the Collectors, Shepard takes the Normandy to the Citadel so the crew can have some much needed shore leave. She and Joker decide that maybe staying aboard the Normandy is a better idea than going out. Set between the fall of the Collector base and before the Arrival DLC.

Commander Shepard is the sole survivor with a synthetic sole, among other augmentations due to the Akuze incident. She's suppressed her emotions and ignored persuasions to retire in her willingness to continue her tour of duty, relying on medication to help with her nightmares and the phantom pains that have persisted. People think it's determination. It's just a distraction.

This story is different from my others because of the lack of mythology. It begins when she is five years old and ends up a duct rat in the underbelly of the Citadel's Wards - and will continue past ME3. It will have all the main characters and some of my own. Remember, I'm not an editor, there will be typos. The story is for mature readers only.

A New World order is rising in the wake of the Reaper War. As the Alliance moves their pieces into play, Shepard and Liara reach out to old allies for support. Miranda struggles to keep her vengeance from consuming her, without knowing that the fight is about to become even more personal. The final instalment in the Fate Trilogy.

After the war? New battles were to be waged and new heroes to be created. Rated T for violence, death, and profanity.

Humans were unpredictable. Vicious. Bullies. At least, that was what Liara heard. Now she witnessed with her own eyes that nothing could be further from the truth, making it a habit to come to the Starboard Observation Deck to watch the Commander build models of frigates and dreadnoughts. (Characters portrayed here are unrelated to my "Phantom Pain" main story. Cross-posted on AO3)

Peaceful coexistence? Why not? The two superpowers of the 20th century retained their leading positions in the bipolar world, and the shaky cooperation, that replaced the tough confrontation, is preparing to face new challenges when in 2148 a beacon of an ancient civilization is found on Mars... (AU) [Fanfic translation!]

James finds Shepard in a rare moment of vulnerability, and it changes how he feels about her before the end.

John Shepard only had a few things he gave a damn about. His sister: Captain Jane Shepard. His best friend: Garrus Vakarian and his soft spot for Tali'Zorah. But all he could do was watch as they left him, one by one. Though the threat of the Reapers was still a problem and he would be damned if they won, not if he could help it... Even if he had to sell his soul to accomplish it.

Decades after the end of the Reaper War, a young krogan warrior battles enemies out of history with help from an unexpected source. References to past shepard x garrus. Fits with the continuity of "Access Granted" but can be read as a standalone.

When you realize something, something unexpected, something shocking, you could say it's like being hit by a bullet. Aria has a reputation to keep, she is cruel and cold, she must be in control. But then she meets Shepard. FemShepard/Aria/Liara.

After his defeat on Thessia, Shepard feels himself slip, then fall completely. Luckily Tali is there to catch him. Feedback would be most welcome.

Repercussions of Shepard's actions ripple dangerously across the galaxy. Garrus hunts down an old enemy and comes face to face with the truth. The Alliance is painted in a new sinister light, with the hybrid struggling to accept what she is. Can she protect her family and friends from what's to come? Or will Satima be given a new lesson in the cruelty of this universe?

This is the full rewrite of the original Interloper, first posted almost ten years ago. Summary: Follow the adventures of Michael Liddle as he quite literally falls into the ME universe. A self insert covering the events of the first entry of the series. Follows the story of the Normandy crew and more as they strive to save a changing galaxy.

Humanity discovered the Ruins over Forty years earlier than they should have. After the First Contact War, they have earned the respect of the galaxy and are respected as equals. But Shepard, survivor of Mindoir, stumbles onto a secret spanning through the millenia, and now the Powers want to control his discovery. Alternate Universe, see Early Discovery for the Backstory.

ME3 - A practical joke by one of the junior officers leads to a member of the original crew serving up a lesson on how to really mess with someone's head. Shepard, Garrus, and Tali, with Cortez, Vega, Chakwas and Traynor. Rated T for language.

AU, ME1. Main changes are to humanities biology. Same universe as 'Bloody Path to the Stars'. After coming onto the galactic scene in a short but bloody war, Humanity has a meteoric rise. Now another hurdle is being jumped. A human is being seriously considered as a possible spectre, but this human will be more important than anyone realizes.

Millions of years ago, an ancient being crashed into the earth and caused a mass extinction event that took out the dinosaurs. Fast forward to present day and Anastasia is living on the citadel. Except she's a witch, hiding her existence from society. Until she saves a turian. And then her existence, and those just like her, is brought into the spotlight, for better or for worse.

After the Collectors attack the SR-2, and Joker is forced to unshackle EDI, Shepard forces him to have a much needed heart to heart about, well, damn near everything that has happened. More than she was expecting ends up coming out into the open.

Drabbles, offhand thoughts, lunatic ravings, and occasional bender induced Mondays. Ciao.

Even two years after Shepard's death, the pain still lingers. Tali decides it is time to face it, once and for all. Though that may not be so easy, in more ways than one. (not related to my other stories)

I think we can all agree waking up as a guy in a woman's body would be jarring to say the least. Waking up as an asari? Horrifying. But waking up as what I had the incredible misfortune to be... Let's just say I wouldn't bet on me surviving long enough to see the Reapers make their grand debut. Asari SI, starts just before ME1.

Four peaks, four sighs. Four times, they say goodbye. Thane/FShep. Oneshot.

"I can feel your racing heart," he murmured. "This N7 designation of yours, did it cover clandestine operations?" Thane/FShep. Oneshot.